User Guide – External Drive Browser Password Recovery Pro 2024 Edition

User Guide - External Drive Browser Password Recovery Pro 2024 Edition

Contents

About

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro is the first ever enterprise software to instantly recover all browser passwords from External Drive of crashed or non-bootable Windows computer.

Powered by “Advanced Master Key Decryption” technique, it can help in 100% recovery of all your website passwords from external drive of dead computer.

Not just External Drive, it can also recover browser passwords (of all users) from Local computer also.

Website Password Recovery from 85+ Top Browsers

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro supports password recovery from following popular browsers,

  1. Chrome
  2. Firefox
  3. Internet Explorer
  4. Microsoft Edge (old & new)
  5. Opera Browser
  6. 360 Secure Browser
  7. 7Star Browser
  8. AOL Shield Browser
  9. Amigo Browser
  10. Apple Safari
  11. ArtisBrowser
  12. Atom Browser
  13. Avant Browser
  14. Avast Secure Browser
  15. AVG Secure Browser
  16. BlackHawk Browser
  17. Basilisk Browser
  18. Bittube Browser
  19. Blisk Browser
  20. Brave Browser
  21. CentBrowser
  22. Chedot Browser
  23. CCleaner Browser
  24. Chrome Beta
  25. Chrome Canary Browser
  26. Chromium Browser
  27. Citrio Browser
  28. Cliqz Browser
  29. CryptoTab Browser
  30. CoolNovo Browser
  1. Coc Coc Browser
  2. Comodo Dragon
  3. Comodo IceDragon
  4. Coowon Browser
  5. Cyberfox Browser
  6. DCBrowser
  7. Elements Browser
  8. Epic Privacy Browser
  9. Falkon (QupZilla)
  10. Flock Browser
  11. Floorp Browser
  12. Ghost Browser
  13. Green Browser
  14. HissenIT Browser (master pass)
  15. IceCat Browser
  16. Insomniac Browser
  17. Iridium Browser
  18. K-Meleon Browser
  19. Kinza Browser
  20. Kometa Browser
  21. LibreWolf
  22. Maxthon Browser
  23. Mustang Browser
  24. Netbox Browser
  25. Opera GX Browser
  26. Opera Neon Browser
  27. Opera Crypto Browser
  28. Orbitum Browser
  29. Pale Moon Browser
  30. Pirate Browser
  1. QQ Browser
  2. SalamWeb Browser
  3. SeaMonkey Browser
  4. Sidekick Browser
  5. Sleipnir Browser
  6. SlimBrowser
  7. Slimjet Browser
  8. Sogou Explorer
  9. Sputnik Browser
  10. SRWare Iron Browser
  11. SSuite NetSurfer Browser
  12. Superbird Browser
  13. Swing Browser
  14. Tempest Browser
  15. Tor Browser
  16. Torch Browser
  17. Ulaa Browser
  18. UC Browser
  19. UR Browser
  20. Uran Browser
  21. Viasat Browser
  22. Vivaldi Browser
  23. Wavebox Browser
  24. Waterfox Current Browser
  25. Waterfox Classic Browser
  26. Whale Browser

Benefits

Here are the main benefits for you,

  • Instantly recover all website passwords from 85+ browsers
  • Recover from external drive of crashed or non bootable Windows PC
  • Recover passwords of all users on the local computer
  • Recover passwords after Windows login password reset (old password needed)
  • Powered by “Advanced Master Key Decryption” technique for 100% password recovery
  • Recover passwords of both local & domain users from External Drive
  • Automatically find & recover passwords from standard locations of browsers
  • Support for Master Password for all Mozilla browsers
  • Recover from portable browsers or custom app locations
  • Recover from both 32-bit & 64-bit web browsers
  • Command-line options to run from your scripts/programs
  • Automation of recovery with saved password report
  • Backup passwords to HTML,CSV,XML,JSON,SQLite file
  • Unlimited Edition (100% Portable): Run directly from USB disk
  • EV Code Certified by SECTIGO: Enhanced trust & reduced Antivirus false positive warning
  • Supports All Windows PCs (Vista to new Windows 11)

Requirements

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro works on both 32-bit & 64-bit platforms starting from Windows Vista to Windows 11.

Here are the specific details,

  • Installation Size: 8 MB
  • RAM: 4 GB+ Recommended
  • Operating System: Windows 11,10,8,7,Vista Windows Server 2022,2019,2016,2012,2008 (32-bit/64-bit)

Note: Mobile/pads/non-windows devices not supported

Installation

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro comes with standard windows installer which allows seamless installation & un-installation.

Launch the setup file and follow on-screen instructions to complete the installation as shown below,

After installation, it will launch your software showing activation screen as follows,

Anytime, you can uninstall it directly from the Windows Add/Remove Programs.

How to Use?

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro is very easy to use & with a click of button any one can recover their lost passwords.

  • You can recover lost passwords from external drive of crashed or non-bootable Windows computer. Simply connect the external drive to any Windows computer and run this software to recover passwords.
    If you are not able to connect external drive physically, you can also copy all user files (C:\user\<username>) & browser password files (see here) to non-OS drive on your local computer and recover the passwords.
  • You can also recover passwords of current user or other users on your local computer.
  • In some cases, you can also recover passwords even after resetting Windows user login password if you remember the old login password. In such case, just select the user (as shown below) & enter old login password to recover it.

Follow the simple steps below to recover your passwords from external or local drive.

  • Step 1 => Launch your software on your computer & next click on “Recover Passwords” button.
  • Step 2 => In the input screen (as shown below), select the external or local drive, user name & enter the password.

If you don’t know the password, just leave it empty. In such case, all other passwords which are not encrypted with user login password will be recovered.

Here are various scenarios for user password,

  1. Correct Password: In this case all stored passwords of user will be recovered successfully
  2. Wrong/Emtpy Password: In this case, only stored passwords which are not encrypted using login password are recovered successfully (Example: Firefox, Tor, Waterfox etc)
  3. Old Password: If you enter old password (used before user’s login password reset) then it will try to recover any stored passwords which were earlier encrypted using this old user password.
  • Step 3 => Next click on “Start Recovery” to begin the password recovery operation. It will automatically detect & decrypt all the stored passwords as shown below,

You can easily sort the list by clicking on any columns (Browser, Website, Username or Password) in the displayed list.

Also you can export the passwords to HTML, CSV, XML, JSON or SQLite file for backup or store it to cloud.

Right Click Menu Options

Right click context menu helps you to quickly & easily copy various fields (such as Browser, Website URL, Username, Password etc).

Settings

Settings Panel help you to tweak & customize password recovery operations as per you need. Mainly it helps you to specify custom profile locations & set master password options.

To launch, simply click on ‘Settings’ button from the main GUI screen and you will see the Settings Panel as shown below,

Refer to below sections for more details on each of the sections in Settings screen.

Settings – Customize Application Profile Location

This is one of the unique benefits of XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro. It helps you to specify the custom profile locations for apps.

This is very useful when you want to recover passwords from portable apps, non-default profile locations or profiles copied from external drive of another PC.

Note: This feature is available only in Premium & higher editions.

Here are simple steps to add/edit/remove custom app locations

  • In the Settings screen, go to second section “Application Profile Locations”
  • Now to ADD custom app location, double click on application in the List or select the application from selection box
  • Next you can enter the location manually or click on browse button or simply drag & drop the folder
  • Finally click on “Update Location” to add the Path for this application
  • To EDIT custom app location, select the application from selection box or double click in the List
  • Now you can edit it or select new path by clicking on browse button or simply drag & drop the folder
  • To Remove custom app location, right click on the application in the List and click on “Remove Profile Location”

All changes to Custom Locations are saved automatically. Once done, you can go back to main screen, click on “Recover Passwords” to recover all passwords from new custom app locations.

Application Profile Locations

This will help you to copy app’s profile folders from external drive to local computer for password recovery.

  • 360 Secure Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\360SecureBrowser\Chrome\User Data\Default\
  • 7Star Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\7Star\7Star\User Data\Default\
  • ArtisBrowser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\ArtistScope\ArtisBrowser\Profiles\kg3py3ib.default\
  • Atom Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Mail.Ru\Atom\User Data\Default\
  • AOL Shield Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\
  • Amigo Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Amigo\User Data\Default\
  • AVG Secure Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\AVG\Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Avast Secure Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\AVAST Software\Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Apple Safari
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Preferences
  • Avant Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Avant Profiles\.default\formdata\
  • Basilisk Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Basilisk\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Bittube Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\BitTube\BitTubeBrowser\Profiles\<random name>default\
  • Blisk Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Blisk\User Data\Default\
  • BlackHawk Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\NETGATE Technologies\BlackHawk\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Brave Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\
  • CCleaner Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\CCleaner Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Chedot Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Chedot\User Data\Default\
  • Chrome
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\
  • Chrome Canary Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\
  • Chrome Beta
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data\Default\
  • Cyberfox Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\8pecxstudios\Cyberfox\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Chromium Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Chromium\User Data\Default\
  • Citrio Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\CatalinaGroup\Citrio\User Data\Default\
  • Cliqz Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\CLIQZ\Profiles\<random name>default\
  • CryptoTab Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\CryptoTab Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Coowon Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Coowon\Coowon\User Data\Default\
  • CentBrowser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\CentBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Coc Coc Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\CocCoc\Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Comodo Dragon
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Comodo\Dragon\User Data\Default\
  • Comodo IceDragon Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Comodo\IceDragon\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • CoolNovo Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\MapleStudio\ChromePlus\User Data\Default\
  • DCBrowser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\DcBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Elements Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Elements Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Epic Privacy Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Epic Privacy Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Falkon (QupZilla)
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\falkon\profiles\default\
  • Firefox
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Flock Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Flock\User Data\Default\
  • Floorp Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Floorp\Profiles\t7gpbdgk.default-release\
  • Ghost Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\GhostBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Garena Messenger
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\GarenaPlus\
  • IceCat Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\icecat\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Insomniac Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\InsomniacBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Iridium Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Iridium\User Data\Default\
  • Kometa Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Kometa\User Data\Default\
  • K-Meleon Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\K-Meleon\<random name>.default\
  • Kinza Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Kinza\User Data\Default\
  • LibreWolf Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\librewolf\Profiles\xffqus2q.default-default\
  • Maxthon 5.x
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Maxthon5\Users\guest\MagicFill\
  • Maxthon 6.x
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Maxthon\Application\User Data\Default\
  • Microsoft Edge Browser (new)
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\
  • Netbox Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\NetboxBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Opera Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\
  • Opera GX Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\
  • Opera Neon Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Neon\User Data\Default\
  • Opera Crypto Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Crypto Developer\
  • Orbitum Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Orbitum\User Data\Default\
  • Pale Moon Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Pirate Browser
    C:\Downloads\Pirate.Tor.Browser.11.0\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Browser\profile.default\
  • QQ Browser (Tencent)
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Tencent\QQBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Slimjet Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Slimjet\User Data\Default\
  • SlimBrowser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\FlashPeak\SlimBrowser\Profiles\<random name>.default\
  • Sputnik Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Sputnik\Sputnik\User Data\Default\
  • Swing Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\SwingBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • SalamWeb Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\SalamWeb\User Data\Default\
  • SeaMonkey Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\SeaMonkey\Profiles\<random_name>.default\
  • Sleipnir Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Fenrir Inc\Sleipnir5\setting\modules\ChromiumViewer\Default\
  • SRWare Iron Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Chromium\User Data\Default\
  • SSuite NetSurfer Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\SSuite Office\NetSurfer Cache\EBWebView\Default\
  • Sidekick Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Sidekick\User Data\Default\
  • Sogou Explorer
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\SogouExplorer\Webkit\Default\
  • Superbird Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Superbird\User Data\Default\
  • Tempest Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\TempestBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Tor Browser (portable location)
    C:\Users\<user_name>\Desktop\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Browser\profile.default\
  • Torch Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\
  • UC Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\UCBrowser\User Data_i18n\Default\
  • Ulaa Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Zoho\Ulaa\User Data\Default\
  • UR Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\URBrowser\User Data\Default\
  • Uran Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\uCozMedia\Uran\User Data\Default\
  • Vivaldi Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\User Data\Default\
  • Viasat Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\ViaSat\Viasat Browser\User Data\Default\
  • Waterfox Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Waterfox\Profiles\<random_name>.default\
  • Wavebox Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\WaveboxApp\User Data\Default\
  • Whale Browser
    C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\Naver\Naver Whale\User Data\Profile [number]\

 

Settings – Master Password

Last section in Settings panel helps you to set Master Password. This is one master password which will be tried for all Mozilla based browsers like Firefox, Tor, WaterFox etc.

Note: This feature is available only in Premium & higher editions.

Password Recovery Report

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro helps you to generate detailed report in HTML, CSV, XML, JSON or SQLite Database format.

To generate report, after the password recovery, click on Report button and then select the Type of Report (HTML, CSV, XML, JSON, SQLite) from the ‘File Save Dialog’.

Here is the sample of HTML Password Report,

How to Use Command-line Options?

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro also supports command-line options. It helps you to fully automate password recovery or use in your scripts or programs.

Here is the screenshot of using Command-line options

Here are various command-line options & examples

  • ExternalDriveBrowserPasswordPro.exe drive username password report_file
  • .
  • //Recover & Save the Password Report in HTML format (default)
  • ExternalDriveBrowserPasswordPro.exe E:\ admin pass123 report.html
  • .
  • //Recover & Save the Password Report to CSV file locally
  • ExternalDriveBrowserPasswordPro.exe C:\ test pass1 report.csv
  • .
  • //Recover & Save the Password Report to XML file locally
  • ExternalDriveBrowserPasswordPro.exe E:\ admin pass123 report.xml
  • .
  • //Recover & Save the Password Report to JSON file locally
  • ExternalDriveBrowserPasswordPro.exe C:\ administrator pass5 report.json
  • .
  • //Recover & Save the Password Report to SQLite Database file
  • ExternalDriveBrowserPasswordPro.exe E:\ admin pass123 report.db

By default it will generate report in HTML format. You can specify CSV, XML, JSON or DB extension to Output File to generate report in CSV, XML, JSON or SQLite database format.

Note: This feature is available only in Premium & higher editions.

Advanced Feature – Support for Master Password

This software also helps you to recover passwords from apps having Master Password.

Now you can set single Master Password in Settings and it will be automatically used for all the Mozilla based browsers such as Firefox, Tor, WaterFox etc.

First it will try with empty master password. If that fails, it will then try with specified Master Password to successfully recover passwords.

For more details refer to “Settings – Master Password section”

Please note this software does not bypass Master Password protection. User need to specify the correct Master Password to recover the stored passwords.

Note: This feature is available only in Premium & higher editions.

Advanced Feature – Recover from Custom Profile Location

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro supports Custom Profile Location feature helping you to recover passwords from portable browsers or profiles copied from another computer.

Often applications change their profile location with every release or some times users choose different location. In such cases automatic recovery will not work as the location has changed.
In such cases this “Custom Profile Location” feature will help you to easily specify the changed location and recover all the passwords.

You can easily set the Custom Profile location for each of the supported apps through Settings. For more details, refer to “Settings – Custom Profile Path Section”

Note: This feature is available only in Premium & higher editions.

Automation of Password Recovery

XenArmor External Drive Browser Password Pro comes with command-line options that can help you to fully automate your password recovery operations daily or periodically. It can generate detailed report in CSV, XML, JSON or HTML format which can be used for future auditing or backup purposes.

Here are simple steps to automate password recovery using Windows Task Scheduler.

1) Launch Windows Task Scheduler from Administrative Tools in Control Panel. Next click on “Create Basic Task” on right side panel

2) On the Basic Task page, enter name as ‘External Drive Browser Password Recovery’. On next page select ‘Daily or Weekly or Monthly’ with appropriate Time settings as per your need

3) Next on the ‘Action’ Page, click on Start Program and then enter command & arguments as shown below,

For more command-line options refer to External Drive Browser Password Pro Command-line Version section.

4) Finally click on Finish button to schedule your automatic password recovery operation.

Note: This feature is available only in Premium & higher editions.

Version & Release History

Note: To get download link of latest update please contact our support team with your order details.

Version 4.0 (2024 Edition): 19th Nov 2024

Mega 2024 release with following updates

  • Total password recovery from 85+ web browsers
  • Recover passwords from new 10+ browsers Chrome Beta, 360 Secure Browser, Floorp, Ulaa, Tempest, Wavebox, DCBrowser, Sogou Explorer, LibreWolf, ArtisBrowser.
  • Updates to existing browsers Chrome, Opera etc
  • New user interface with better list view & other enhancements
  • Modern installer design for seamless installation/uninstallation
  • New License Manager showing exact activation error messages
  • Digitally signed with new EV code certificate from SECTIGO

Version 3.0 (2023 Edition): 29 Apr 2024

Important software release now signed with new EV code certificate from Sectigo, the world leading certificate authority (CA). This greatly enhances trust and reduces Antivirus false positive warning. Also changed names of Personal/Enterprise Edition to Basic/Premium Edition respectively to make it more user friendly.

Version 2.0 (2023 Edition): 7th Sep 2023

Important release with following updates

  • Recover passwords from new browsers AOL Shield & SSuite Netsurfer Browser
  • Recover IE, Edge browser passwords Windows Credential Manager & Windows Vault
  • Fixed crash issue in processing large number of master key files

Version 1.0 (2023 Edition): 21st May 2023

First public release

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